Another Slovenian IPA!

Currently boiling away happily, the idea with this was to create something that was hopped with a mix of the noble style (savinjski/fuggles) and fruity citrus hops (cascade/goldings) a la Goose Island. Not really any definitive clone recipes for that beer online so this was my Slovenian styled tribute:

The Hops all smelt lovely the Dana in particular has a very heavy herbal aroma that really comes out when it hits the boiling wort. Difficult to make much of a judgement at this stage but so far so good!

Recipe: Gos Otok TYPE: All Grain
Style: American IPA
---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------
SRM: 15.8 EBC
IBU: 55.3 IBUs Tinseth
OG: 1.054 SG
FG: 1.011 SG
BU:GU: 1.015 Est ABV: 5.8 %
EE%: 70.00 % Batch: 23.00 l Boil: 27.96 l BT: 60 Mins

Total Grain Weight: 6.00 kg Total Hops: 173.00 g oz.
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.80 kg Pale Ale (BestMälz) (5.0 EBC) Grain 1 80.0 %
0.80 kg Munich (BestMälz) (15.0 EBC) Grain 2 13.3 %
0.20 kg Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) (29.6 EBC) Grain 3 3.3 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 4 3.3 %

---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.047 SG Est OG: 1.054 SG
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
33.00 g Styrian Dana [11.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 41.2 IBUs
10.00 g Styrian Golding (Savinja Golding) [2.50 Hop 6 2.1 IBUs
10.00 g Styrian Goldings (Celeia) [3.80 %] - Boi Hop 7 3.2 IBUs
15.00 g Styrian Golding (Savinja Golding) [2.50 Hop 8 2.0 IBUs
15.00 g Styrian Goldings (Celeia) [3.80 %] - Boi Hop 9 3.1 IBUs
20.00 g Styrian Cascade [5.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 2.4 IBUs
10.00 g Styrian Golding (Savinja Golding) [2.50 Hop 11 0.5 IBUs
10.00 g Styrian Goldings (Celeia) [3.80 %] - Boi Hop 12 0.8 IBUs

25.00 g Styrian Cascade [5.60 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 D Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Styrian Goldings (Celeia) [3.80 %] - Dry Hop 15 0.0 IBUs

Doing a half size batch by the way as I'm not brave enough to do 23L of an untried recipe!

Down to 1.011 and looks good, lovely citrusy grapefruit aroma and smooth bitterness but with some earthy spice in there too, could be a belter....

Bottled tonight, still tasting good a little cloudy at the moment but high hopes for it.....

Couldn't resist having a tester bottle tonight after a few days in the cold, it's a lovely drop already :) nice citrus edge and a pithy bitterness but very smooth with it and a bit of earthy spice and herb in the background. Nice work Slovenia!